The Shemwell Family

Martie Elizabeth RandelsAge: 80 years19071988

Name
Martie Elizabeth Randels
Given names
Martie Elizabeth
Surname
Randels
Married name
Martie Elizabeth Worley
Married name
Martie Elizabeth Gilbert
Birth December 2, 1907 25 19
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterPolly V Randels
about 1914 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 8 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 10 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a sisterLena Marie Randels
March 14, 1919 (Age 11 years)
Census January 14, 1920 (Age 12 years)
MarriageCleburn James WorleyView this family
December 6, 1924 (Age 17 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHardy Clemon Dicken
June 10, 1928 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 21 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Marriage of a parentCharles Luther ShannerOllie Jane DickenView this family
April 8, 1937 (Age 29 years)
Death of a sisterCleo Lanette Randels
August 25, 1944 (Age 36 years)
Death of a motherOllie Jane Dicken
August 3, 1945 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a fatherMartin Smithers Randels
February 27, 1946 (Age 38 years)
Death of a sisterPolly V Randels
September 25, 1947 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a husbandCleburn James Worley
November 18, 1960 (Age 52 years)
MarriageWalter E GilbertView this family
September 1, 1965 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a sisterLena Marie Randels
November 14, 1977 (Age 69 years)
Death October 3, 1988 (Age 80 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 17, 1904Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder sister
Cleo Lanette Randels
Birth: January 10, 1906 24 17Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: August 25, 1944Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
23 months
herself
Martie Elizabeth Randels
Birth: December 2, 1907 25 19Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1988Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
7 years
younger sister
Polly V Randels
Birth: about 1914 32 25Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: September 25, 1947San Francisco, California, United States
5 years
younger sister
Lena Marie Randels
Birth: March 14, 1919 37 30Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 14, 1977Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Charles Luther Shanner - View this family
step-father
Charles Luther Shanner
Birth: November 24, 1885Page, Holt, Nebraska, United States
Death: November 2, 1956St. Clair, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: April 8, 1937Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Cleburn James Worley - View this family
husband
Cleburn James Worley
Birth: February 13, 1897Green Castle, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 18, 1960Maricopa, Arizona, United States
herself
Martie Elizabeth Randels
Birth: December 2, 1907 25 19Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1988Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: December 6, 1924Arkansas, United States
Family with Walter E Gilbert - View this family
husband
Walter E Gilbert
Birth: December 6, 1895Epps, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 28, 1998Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
herself
Martie Elizabeth Randels
Birth: December 2, 1907 25 19Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States
Death: October 3, 1988Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States
Marriage: September 1, 1965Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Martin Smithers Randels - Household

1214 Lincoln Ave. Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Randels, MartinheadMW28M6MOMOMOSwitchmanRailroad Yards
Randels, OlliewifeFW23M622MOILMO
Randels, CleodaughterFW4SMOMOMO
Randels, ElizabethdaughterFW3SARMOMO

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Martin Smithers Randels - Household

815 Poplar Street Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Randels, Martin SheadMW37MMOOHOHSwitchmanSteam Railroad
Randels, Ollie JwifeFW31MMOILMO
Randels, Cleo LdaughterFW14SMOMOMO
Randels, ElizabethdaughterFW12SARMOMO
Randels, Polly VdaughterFW6SMOMOMO
Randels, Lena MdaughterFW10mSMOMOMO